December 16, 1598 · Noryang strait Theater
December 16, 1598
Hideyoshi was dead and the Japanese were evacuating. Yi and the Ming admiral Chen Lin refused to let them leave unpunished and ambushed the withdrawal fleet in the Noryang strait at night. Some 200 of 500 Japanese ships were destroyed. At dawn, in the pursuit, Yi Sun-sin was hit by an arquebus ball. He told his nephew to beat the drum and not announce his death until the fighting was over, and died.
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